Adults with disabilities poised to win more housing options

Jun 13, 2011 9:03:00 PM - chicagotribune.com

Lawsuit's settlement could force state to move more of them into community-based homes

Thousands of Illinois adults with developmental disabilities — many of whom have spent years on a 21,000-plus waiting list for state services — will soon have more choices in housing under a proposed settlement to a long-running federal lawsuit.